as in punishment
suffering, loss, or hardship imposed in response to a crime or offense
the loss of his father's trust was the harshest castigation that the boy could have possibly received for having told the lie
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Noun
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Leadership strategies that involve coercion, and emphasize punishment, don’t feel very modern.—
Chris Westfall,
Forbes,
15 Mar. 2025 -
Columbia University on Thursday announced some students who occupied a campus building last spring during anti-Israel protests would face a range of punishments, including expulsions and suspensions.—
Louis Casiano,
Fox News,
14 Mar. 2025
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Some of the wrath online was directed specifically at Sacks, who touted and backed various cryptocurrencies as a VC before joining the Trump administration, and whose firm, Craft Ventures, is an investor in crypto index fund manager Bitwise.—
Ari Levy,MacKenzie Sigalos,
CNBC,
4 Mar. 2025
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How the process played out underscores how wary Republicans are of incurring Trump’s wrath only weeks into his administration.—
Nathaniel Weixel,
The Hill,
13 Feb. 2025
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Utah’s Kevin Stenlund then took a high-sticking penalty in Buffalo’s offensive zone.—
Matthew Fairburn,
The Athletic,
21 Mar. 2025
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Some credit cards feature penalty interest rates that can even void a 0% financing offer.—
Ashley Donohoe,
Sacramento Bee,
21 Mar. 2025
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“Castigation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/castigation. Accessed 25 Mar. 2025.
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